The Evolution of Jennifer Lopez

The Bronx beauty turns 44 today.

She's Still Got It - Jennifer Lopez knows how to rock a crowd. Here, the Boricua singer performs during her co-headlining tour with Enrique Iglesias at Bell Centre in Montreal.   (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
A Fly Girl Is Born - Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1969, in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx, New York.   (Photo: Yearbook Archives)
In Living Color - After working small roles as an actor, singer and dancer off-Broadway, Lopez had her first real break when she landed a spot as one of the "Fly Girl" dancers on the sketch-comedy TV show In Living Color in the early '90s. She also worked as a backup dancer for New Kids on the Block and Janet Jackson. (Photo: Fox Networks)
Selena (1997) - Responsible for skyrocketing Jennifer Lopez's acting career to what it is today, Selena proved celebrity biopics can be commercially lucrative if correctly and carefully cast. No actress would have been more ideal for fulfilling the role of the Tejano music star, and critics seemed to agree; Lopez earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture.(Photo: Q Productions)Out of Sight - After playing a leading role in U-Turn with Sean Penn and Billy Bob Thronton, Lopez landed her biggest, most acclaimed role yet, starring opposite George Clooney in 1998’s Out of Sight — and becoming the first Latina actress to earn over $1 million for a role along the way. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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A Fly Girl Is Born - Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1969, in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx, New York. (Photo: Yearbook Archives)

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